Effects of a preventive parenting intervention for divorced families on the intergenerational transmission of parenting attitudes in young adult offspring

Nicole E. Mahrer; Emily Winslow; Sharlene Wolchik; Jenn-Yun Tein; Irwin Sandler

doi:10.1111/cdev.12258

Effects of a preventive parenting intervention for divorced families on the intergenerational transmission of parenting attitudes in young adult offspring

Nicole E. Mahrer, Emily Winslow, Sharlene Wolchik, Jenn-Yun Tein, Irwin Sandler

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This study evaluates whether the New Beginnings Program (NBP), a parenting intervention for divorced mothers, led to positive parenting attitudes in young adult offspring. Data were collected from 240 mothers (G1) and offspring (G2) at ages 9-12 and again in adolescence and young adulthood. Alternative theoretical models were tested to examine mediators of NBP effects on G2 parenting attitudes. Significant interactions between condition and baseline G1 parenting indicated that NBP improved G2's parenting attitudes for those exposed to poorer G1 parenting at program entry. Effects on G2 warm attitudes were partially mediated through program effects on G1 warm parenting. The implications of improving parenting attitudes in offspring who experience parental divorce on well-being in the next generation are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2091-2105
Number of pages	15
Journal	Child development
Volume	85
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12258
State	Published - 2014

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